CN104471528A - Associating a file type with an application in a network storage service - Google Patents

Abstract

Techniques are described for associating file types with application in a network storage service. A user environment manager at the storage service receives a file identifier for a specific requested file from a user operating a computing device and obtains a file format type identifier associated with the file identifier from a data store for the file. The user environment manager determines a default application to open the specific requested file in response to matching an application ID (app ID) from a default "Open with" list contained in a user preferences store with a list of app IDs for installed applications that support the file format type. Once determined, the user environment manager opens the specific requested file from the data store utilizing the default application. In some implementations, the user environment manager presents a list of applications capable of opening a requested file.

Description

File type is associated with the application in network storage service

the cross reference of related application

This application claims the U.S. Patent application No.13/453 submitted on April 23rd, 2012, the right of priority of 176.Its entirety is incorporated into this by the content of the application thus.

Background technology

File layout is used to specify how to convert the data comprised in file (normally the binary data of 1 and 0) to the information useful to people.A kind of method of identification document type is stored in file itself at the information about form.This information is placed in the ad-hoc location in file, other positions in the metadata comprised in such as file beginning file header or in file.The header comprising file type information can be the readable or scale-of-two of people.

In some file and file management system, the file in system or entry can be associated with standard, general key entry information (such as, " mime type ").Multipurpose internet mail expansion (MIME) is internet engineering task group (IETF) standard, which depict a kind of mechanism for specifying binary file to encode in the standard fashion.Mime type is attached to mail for identifying which file type independent of the operating system of sender and recipient at first.File extension (such as, for " .txt " of plain text) is the another way being used to specify file layout.

Summary of the invention

Describe the technology for file type being associated with the application in network storage service.User environment manager receives the file identifier for specific demand file at stores service place from the user of operation computing equipment and obtains the class file format type identifier be associated with this file identifier from the data warehouse for this file.User environment manager determination default application with application ID (application ID) and the supporting document Format Type in response to the acquiescence unfolding mode list comprised in user preference warehouse the application ID list match applied of installation to open specific demand file.Once determine, user environment manager utilizes default application to open the specific demand file of data warehouse.In some implementation, user environment manager presents the list of application can opening demand file.

In some implementation, receive third-party application and log-on message.Application is mapped to file type, such as mime type (or the alternative document type information stored in file itself).Application is made to supply user installation.In response to " opening " request, if having selected user's default application, user's default application is utilized to open file.If not selected user's default application, utilizes system default to apply and opens file.In response to " unfolding mode " request, present the list of installed third party and system application to user.The application selected from this list is utilized to open file.

What should be appreciated that content of the present invention advocates is not scope or implication for explaining or limit claims.Content of the present invention is not intended to the key feature or the essential feature that identify required theme, neither be intended to the assistance as the scope determining required theme.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram for system file type and application are associated.

Fig. 2 shows the simulated screen figure of the user interface adopted according to one or more implementation of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 shows the simulated screen figure of the user interface adopted in the stage different from shown in Fig. 2 according to one or more implementation of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 is the process flow diagram of the technology according to one or more implementation employing of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram of the technology according to one or more implementation employing of the present disclosure.

Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram of the exemplary computer system according to one or more implementation employing of the present disclosure.

Implementation is described with reference to accompanying drawing.In the accompanying drawings, similar reference number can indicate identical or intimate element.The accompanying drawing that wherein element occurs first is indicated by numeral leftmost in corresponding reference number usually.

Embodiment

The availability that cloud stores has obtained to be expanded to a great extent.Cloud storage is a kind of network storage, and it can obtain via the Internet.As used herein, the network storage can comprise such as via the obtainable storage of network, and this network can comprise the Internet or be connected to the Internet and also can not comprise the Internet or be connected to the Internet.The form of other data contents that the data stored in the network storage can be taked data-base content, user file or usually be shared by network.The trustship of the network storage appears in large-scale data center usually, and client rents or use such network to store.Data center operator is shown as storage pool on backstage according to the requirement virtual resources of client, wherein client can oneself for storage file or data object.Physically, resource can cross over the multiple server being in multiple position and the various data centers that can be copied to closest to client or its final user.These cloud stores service by web services application programming interfaces (API) or can be accessed by the user interface of sing on web.

The subset of this cloud or the network storage is that individual stores.Stores service provides a kind of mode simply and easily, for utilizing network stores service, the file (comprising document, photo and music file) of any type is kept at network.File is stored on network, and wherein said file has may have access to Anywhere of network connection (Internet connection such as, under cloud storage condition) in fact.If source document once damaged or lose from the local hard-drive of user, then this file can be stored simply again by stores service.Some stores service also allows user and other user's shared files, usually passes through to the link of the file with file to be shared or by the direct link to this file.

File can be accessed from various types of computing equipment usually, comprises, such as: computer workstation, mobile phone, video station, laptop computer, flat computer, mobile phone or can other equipment any of access the Internet.By web browser interface accessing, other network storage service have proprietary interface to some network storage service, and it provides to be designed for and carries out more intuitively uploading, to access and the feature of shared file also provides access to management function (creating sub-account as scheduling backup or for user) simultaneously.

For these files or data sharing service (that is, cloud stores and personal network storage), problem is how storage file.A kind of mode of storage file is by permanent for file write (such as, electricity or motor) memory device with binary coded format.File layout is used to specify the data how explained and comprise in binary file.In other words, file layout is used to specify the information how making binary data 1 and 0 become useful to people.There has been described at least three kinds of implementations for determining how instrument of interpretation.A kind of method of identification document type is stored in file itself at the information about form.This information is placed on the ad-hoc location in file, in the metadata comprised in such as file header.Term header need not mean the beginning at file.File header can be any position in file.The header comprising file type information can be the readable or scale-of-two of people.In Alternate implementations, the file metadata comprised about the information of file layout not to be stored in file itself but to be stored in independent database.

MIME is multiple standards may specifying how identification document type in standard.It is a kind of internet engineering task group (IETF) standard that MIME (multipurpose internet mail expansion) is also called as Internet media type, which depict a kind of mechanism for specifying binary file to encode in a standardized way.The each side of MIME describes in some ietf standard documents (such as RFC2045, RFC2046, RFC4288 etc.).For MIME, the string describing binary file type is commonly called " mime type ".For binary file, the coding mode of good definition is for determine should binary data how in instrument of interpretation.Such as, the vision that the image encoding standards being called as JPEG describes binary data in image file and image play up between mapping.The mime type of JPEG is image/jpeg.For common, there are other mime types some in normative document type, such as be called as the music file type of mpeg audio layer III or MP3, be called as the music file type of MPEG-4 part 14 or MP4, be called as the image file type of GIF(Graphic Interchange format) or GIF, be called as the graphics file type of portable network figure or PNG, be called as the image file type of Tagged Image File (TIF) Format or TIFF, plain text, to be called as the file of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) or html format, to be called as the file of extend markup language or XML format, be called as the file layout etc. of portable document format or PDF.

Some cloud or network store system are provided for allowing user only to use the document that web browser and the network storage store to need to make the full release of software program to be arranged on application on its local machine alternately and not.As used herein, " application " can comprise via API or application programming interfaces and the integrated software program of storage system.Such as, the word processor that some network storage service allows document to use network storage service to provide carries out opening and editing.User does not need the conventional full release having or install word processor in his or her hard-drive, can only use his or her browser to carry out editing files on the contrary.

Although this application is provided by network storage service itself usually, various implementation described here makes third party developer can be applied integrated with stores service or allow it to apply to use together with network storage service.As used herein, " third party developer " can comprise the software developer different from the owner of stores service or operator or supplier.

Therefore, the technical matters for these files or data network stores service how to manage which software application can open or create and the file/data of serving the different file types stored together.This software application can be opened, preview, check, edit, play up or some project in disposal system.This ability can be determined based on the appearance of associated files type in the list of the coupling of specific project associated files type or corresponding relation and the one or more file types (such as, MIME or alternative document type identification system) be associated with software application.This coupling can indicate software application to may be used for opening, preview, play up or process any file with match-type.For security reasons, usually expect that prevention third-party application supplier accesses the user file that it applies the type of process intentionally.

Third-party application

In stores service, it can be that file or data store or share service or system, for given file type, can there are the multiple software application can opening this type file.This software application can comprise such as by the stores service owner or operator, the combination of application of to be authorized by third party or both or providing.Application can comprise " general acquiescence " software application, and it is always mounted, and some main level function can be utilized to open or all types of file in preview file or data sharing service system.Such as, portable network figure or PNG image file is considered.System application can this file of preview.But third-party application can allow abundanter preview to experience.Some even can allow editor to experience.

Fig. 1 illustrates the example network stores service 100 that can realize for described technology file type and application are associated.Stores service 100 allows third party developer to provide software application based on web for the user of stores service.

Application usually can be opened, processed, preview or edit the file of one or more file type.Use the third party developer 102,104 of client device 106,108 can use for integrated provide and the interface provided by the developer environment manager 110 of service 100 by its application integration or be registered to stores service 100.Register or provide configuration information to service 100 integrated comprising, such as maintaining or addressable third-party application database 112 to service 100.Configuration information comprises such as application and is intended to the list of the file type opened.Therefore, when developer registers third-party application, it also have registered application can to the list of the file type of its operation.In some implementation, developer by registration mime type, file extent or both realize.These are applied to mime type (or file type) to map, and is generally many-one relationship.

Some third-party application can to multiple file type or mime type operation.Such as, photo editor can to image/jpeg, image/png or alternative document type operations.On the other hand, perhaps third party's project management application only can for the file operation that customized file is expanded and mime type be associated.This file can be such as the file carried out together with third-party application or for third-party application.

The mime type that each third-party application usually receives its oneself file type or is associated with its native file format.In some implementation, third party developer registers it and applies manageable mime type and file extent.Similarly, the document utilizing one of these third-party application to create or file are by the file type of application that has for creating this file or mime type.Except the default document type of mime type, third-party application can also allow any type exporting to various file type or mime type.If user 120,121 or 122 expects to use the file with dissimilar application, then this can be useful.

Developer 102,104 also uses its client device 106,108 to be applied 114,116 and is uploaded to application repository 118, such as via developer environment manager 110.Application repository 118 can by service 100 trustship, management or control or can be independent.As used herein, term " application repository " such as can comprise database or provide the interface of market or StoreFront to user.Application 114 and 116 can subsequently by advertisement or make can obtain user and be used by user.Application can be free or pay.

System survey

Users 120,121,122 etc. can be found by various discovery channel or understand the existence of application 114 or 116, such as application repository 118, advertisement, the quoting of developer website or another user.Application 114 is arranged on his or her equipment 124,125 or 126 by the mechanism being intended to this object by user 120,121 or 122, such as application integration is extremely served in the User of 100 via user environment manager 128.

Install application not to install with the typical case of software and obscure, in the typical case of software installs, multiple file is copied into the hard-drive of user or solid-state driving and resides in there until software is unloaded.On the contrary, the application of installation is registered to database user be associated with the application of installation (registration).The list of the application of installing or registering is visible to user when it uses service 100.

Relation between the action renewal of registration user of " installation " third-party application and third-party application, and as allowing the step of the resource of third-party application calling party in service 100.

Such as, the application 114 installed can be controlled by the browser of user or other user interfaces, can be by the browser of user (such as, on JavaTM or another platform independently virtual machine) the interim script that runs or little application, can be the plug-in unit of user browser, can be on the remote computer and by user client machine 124,125,126 Long-distance Control or by other means access or control.

Application 114 can be used for the file that user makes for applicable type in the service of opening 100 then.User 120,121 and 122 controls, arranges or has the access data in service 100 being stored to 130 or service 100 outside 132 file usually, and its relative client equipment 124,125 and 126 can be used to access these files via communication network 140 (such as the Internet or other networks).The file that data store in 130 has such as mime type or expansion or both file types.

In some implementation, service 100 use in following at least three kinds of modes one or more determine how instrument of interpretation:

1. information in the header.In this implementation, the content of service viewing files is to locate header, resolve header and compared by the database of its structure and form and known format.Such as, can to perform or .exe file starts to indicate the private code of its enforceability.

2. file extent, the attribute of file name.

3.MIME type, adjoint external metadata part is not directly file content part (unless occurring in the header) and is not file name part.

Client device 124,125 and 126 can be workstation, laptop computer, notebook, personal digital assistant, flat computer, mobile phone, intelligent TV, intelligent DVD or other media players, intelligent appliance or have people can with input and output interface, can network and the equipment of the other types that can open file.

User preference can also be stored in user preference warehouse or database 142 by service 100.Service 100 can also by for relative users 120,121,122 institute install apply list maintain in installed list of application 150.If application repository 118 is maintained by service 100, then the application of installing for multiple user maintains in this application repository 118 usually.Alternatively, application can be kept by service 100.Alternatively, application can be maintained at the outside of service 100, or combination that is inner and outside.The example of application can be disposed to user 120,121,122 from service 100 or by service 100.

User interface

Fig. 2 shows the example user interface 200 according at least one implementation of described technology.File in service 100, user 120,121,122 first select File is opened in order to use installed external third-parties application 114.From file operation dialog box (such as, the dialog box 202 of user interface 200), user 120,121,122 selects user to expect how to open file, such as from " opening " 204 or " unfolding mode " 206 menu option.The list 208 of the applied application 210,212,214,216 that can open file is played up then in the submenu of user interface 200, auxiliary menus or subdialogue frame 220.If one of user 120,121 or 122 has clicked by right key open menu option 206, then " unfolding mode " menu option 206 can occur, or always can appear in dialog box 202 along with opening option 204.

Alternatively, owing to selecting specific file, what user interface 200 may be displayed on that other positions of user interface occur can the list of clickthrough or button.

After this application choice, selected application (such as, 114) is then for opening file.

Open flow process can not need to carry out above-mentioned selection by calling some acquiescence not first not proposing to use in list of application, default application can be such as open being used for or the application 116 of preview file.

Default application

If such as user selects " opening " menu option 204 instead of " unfolding mode " option 206, then can use default application 116.Default application can exist or can not exist and is used for opening file.System default application 116 can be built in system 100 (such as, can be used for multiple user and do not need user installation to apply, and not being third-party application usually), and can open the file of a large amount of type.In some implementation, default application 116 can open All Files type, although the richness producing preview will depend on that default application 116 can play up the degree of file.

User's application preferences

User 120 can expect to use external third-parties application 114 acquiescence to open the file of particular type, instead of uses system default application or need to select applicable list from multiple.This preference only " is applied to file type " for the acquiescence of user 120 to map.Third-party application 114 may such as recently can with and user 120 may compared with default application 116 more preference third-party application 114.Alternatively, user may compared with default application 116 more preference third-party application 114, this is because third-party application 114 provides abundanter preview or editor to experience.

User 120,121 and 122 can select it to expect to make the application of the All Files opening particular file types (such as, mime type) for acquiescence.

In a particular example, left button click (acquiescence is opened) is opened menu setecting 204 and will be called application-specific.In some implementation, left button is clicked file select File and is called acquiescence opening action, and does not need to select " opening " option.Do not need to click by right key and open menu setecting 204 and visit " unfolding mode " submenu 220.But clicking by right key can still for covering default setting and selecting different application with " unfolding mode " menu setecting 206.

Such as, consider when user 120 has installed two independent photo editing application 116 and 114.Acquiescence is selected application 116 to be associated with jpeg image.When user selects jpeg image, this jpeg image utilizes application 116 to open by its preference.But user can click same file by right key and utilize application 114 to open or cover its acquiescence and select.

In a particular example, default user application preferences indicates in submenu 220, such as in the position 222 of application 210, except when system default application or reader are used for when opening file.The project of opening be close in dialog box 202 occurs, as " unfolding mode " then Apply Names by the title of application.If acquiescence is system default, then dialog box shows " opening " simply.

User's application preferences can be stored in the service 100 in such as storage of subscriber data 130 in the specific record of user.When the view of file management system is played up by user environment manager 128 for user, preference is by serving 100 or client device 124,125,126 use.Application associated by service 100 with between file type, thus produce file type (such as, mime type) and preference apply between mapping.In some embodiments, if there is no for the entry of file type or mime type, then use system default application or reader.

When one of user 120,121 or 122 uses service 100, preference can be sent to subscription client machine 124,125 or 126 from system 100 and this locality is stored in the cache data structure of such as application inside or web browser or other interface internal.This default preferences user express air exercise open service 100 files interested time to consider or with reference to determine whether any default preferences had previously been arranged by user or expressed.The result of this default preferences inspection will determine which is used for opening specific file.

In some examples, respective application 210,212,214 and 216 has associated with it and is close to the icon 224,226,228 and 230 of display.

Management application

" management application " menu option 232 can appear at " unfolding mode " submenu or arrange separately in menu.If needed, then can comprise one or more menu item separator 236.In some examples, this menu item only occurs when giving tacit consent to " unfolding mode " and enabling.

Fig. 3 shows the variant of the user interface 200 according at least one implementation of described technology.When " management application " menu option 232 is clicked or when driving, " management application " dialog box 234 is activated.By dialog box 234, user 120,121,122 can specify acquiescence " unfolding mode " to map.

In some examples, a user in user can use management application dialog box or some other dialog box (not shown) choice for use acquiescence open file and the application that can open.The actual text that dialog box illustrates can be simpler, such as, and " acquiescence uses ".Such as, this text can occur after such as have selected application 238,240,242 or 244.

Dialog box 234 also comprises " more " menu options 246, when clicked or drive time, make additional application 248,250,252,254 and 256 along in dialog box 258 application 238,240,242 and 244 show.Any application in these application can be selected as default application.Menu option 260 can provide in dialog box 258, and when clicked or when driving, it is shown to produce more application.

Solve acquiescence and open conflict

Some example uses user to expect the application ID simple list that " acquiescence " uses.The scene of special concern is needed to be the situation of overlapping files type or mime type: two methods can be easily selected by a user as " acquiescence " for same file type or mime type.Such as, application photo and photograph all can be detected as acquiescence and " contention " image, such as, have the file of mime type " image/jpeg ".

In the case, an application is only had to win.System held default application ID through sorted lists, and last application occurred in this list is won, instead of carries out letter or arbitrarily determines.In the user interface of Fig. 2 to Fig. 3, user 120,121 or 122 selects the instruction of the order of default application to apply the order occurred in lists.Therefore, user can by selecting and cancelling selective gist by the top of this application " collision " to list.

Alternatively, this list can be maintained queue, wherein " move to top " operation exist or can be completely can sorted lists.

Use-case

Suppose that user 120 uploads the image file 160 (see Fig. 1) of type JPEG to service 100.User 120 can use built-in reader or previewer application 210 (see Fig. 2) to play up or check the image only checked in context, but can not edit it.User 120 expects to have the enhancing function allowing picture editting.Two these photo application 212 and 214 that user search, discovery are also installed after a while (or interpolation).Now, application 212 and 214 is not all set to acquiescence, and therefore in some implementation, application 212 or 214 may have access to by means of only " unfolding mode ".Photo application 212 and 214 all can edit the file of mime type JPEG.Except using acquiescence viewer application 210, user 120 expects to use one of application 212 or 214 to open JPEG photo files 160 now on the contrary.User's select File 160, then utilizes the list of application can opening the file of the type (that is, JPEG) selected files to be presented on its computing equipment 124 by user environment manager 128.This list comprises built-in system acquiescence viewer application 210, and the application 212 and 214 of installing all can open the file (see Fig. 2) of type JPEG.List is give tacit consent to recently via which application in some vision mechanism instruction list, comprises the order in text, overstriking, check mark or list.Such as, default application can appear at the top of list.In user's selective listing, it expects the application used.User selects the first application 212 of installing recently.Imagery exploitation application 212 is opened.

User 120 expects that trial second applies 214 now.User repeats described flow process, the current application 214 selecting the second installation recently.Second application 214 is used to open JPEG photo now.Be pleased with the second application 214, user 120 expects that the application 214 always giving tacit consent to use second installation is recently to open the file of type JPEG.User is undesirably prompted.User 120 arranges this preference according to certain user's interface module (such as management application dialog box), and this preference is recorded in service 100, in such as user preference warehouse 142.After a while, user 120 expects to open the 2nd JPEG photo 162 being different from the first photo 160.User calls acquiescence opening procedure.User can not as pointed out by the list of application that can open file before.Because user has been provided with acquiescence and has opened preference, therefore there is the mapping of JPEG type to application 214.Application 214 is therefore automatic for opening JPEG photo 162, because previously stored preference is by dynamic reference.User recognizes for specific purposes, and based on disposable, they expect to open file 162 to apply 212.But they undesirably destroy the more general default preferences that they had previously specified.Therefore the applicable list of application that they can open photo based on disposable (such as, click the file entries in lists of documents by right key or click " opening " menu option 204 by right key) Selection utilization is pointed out.In this example, the application 212 that user's choice for use first is installed, and file 162 is opened according to application 212.

User 120 unloads application 212 after a while.After a while, if user expects to check open flow process for the non-default of JPEG photo, then utilize all lists of application 210 and 214 that is applicable, that install to point out, but this list will not comprise the first application 212 of installing unloaded.When unloaded as the application of current default preference, default preferences will return to the default application (but it can be acquiescence be rewritten) of earlier registration.If there is no this application, then default preferences by return to can preview All Files system default application 210.

Fig. 4 shows the example workflow 400 according to more general implementation.402, service 100 receives third-party application and log-on message.404, third-party application is mapped to the openable file type of application (such as by service 100, mime type or alternative document type), wherein file type data are stored in (such as, in header or metadata) in file itself.406, service 100 makes application can supply user installation (such as, in order to see in its " unfolding mode " list).408, ask in response to " opening ", if user's default application has been selected by user or has been arranged, then serving 100 (using the application provided by service 100) utilizes user's default application to open file, and if do not have user's default application to be easily selected by a user or to arrange, then use system default application.410, in response to " unfolding mode " request, service 100 presents the list of installed third party and system application to user, and should being used for of utilizing user to select from list opens file.

Fig. 5 shows the sampling work stream 500 according to more general implementation.502, provide the software application warehouse comprising software application and describe, each software application describes has application ID, application title and multipurpose internet mail expansion (MIME) type supported or file type.As the term is used herein " software application description " do not obscure with the metadata fields being referred to as " description ".Software application describes and is associated with the supplier of service 100 or third party developer.

504, there is provided the user data warehouse comprising the file be associated with user, the data that the corresponding document in user data warehouse 130 has file identifier, mime type identifier (or file type identifier) and encodes according to mime type (or file type) as scale-of-two.

User data warehouse comprises the list of the application ID of the software application that identifying user is installed from software application warehouse.User data warehouse 130 comprises the file access user preference of specifying for the default application opened file further, comprises the application ID of the software application that specific user installs.

506, be received in the file identifier of service 100 for specific demand file by communication network from the user 120,121 or 122 of operation computing equipment 124,125 or 126.

508, obtain file type identifier for the file be associated with received file identifier from user data warehouse 130.

510, utilize mime type (or file type) the identifier query software application warehouse obtained to determine the list of the application ID for the software application supporting the mime type (or file type) obtained.

512, in response to the application ID comprised in file access user preference and the selected list match of application ID of software application for supporting mime type (or file type), determine the default application opening specific demand file.

514, the determined default application for opening specific demand file is utilized to obtain specific demand file from user data warehouse 130.

In some implementation, file extent information instead of mime type or file type is used to indicate the openable file type of third-party application.Expansion and mime type are all stored as the metadata on the file that generated by third-party application.In some implementation, use file extent type and mime type.This is because some file does not have its mime type for various reasons, but there is the available expansion of designating file's type.Alternatively, its file extent can be removed by user by some file, but service 100 still knows how to process, this is because mime type information exists and can be used.

Third party developer also registers the list of expansion as the list that it registers mime type.

In some implementation, two flow-independents perform, and " unfolding mode " list produced is combined by two lists and the copy removed to " unfolding mode " list of user's display is conciliate.By " merging ", it means gets union, and in other words, the combination of list, wherein copy is removed.

Acquiescence " unfolding mode " can be arranged based on mime type or expansion.

In other implementations, service 100 provides part " unfolding mode " function, always points out user, and does not need exposure specific mechanism to express acquiescence " unfolding mode " preference to allow user.

Sample implementation

Method and system described here can partially or completely through performing computer software, the machine section of program code and/or instruction is deployed on one or more processors of comprising in the client device and/or one or more server be associated with the storage system based on web.

Implementation of the present disclosure can comprise method on machine, as the computer program embodied in the part of machine or relative system or device or the computer-readable medium that performs on one or more machine.One or more processor can be a part for server, client, network infrastructure, mobile computing platform, fixing computing platform or other computing platforms.

Processor can be can the calculating of any type of execution of program instructions, code, binary command etc. or treatment facility.Processor can comprise the storer stored as the method here and as described in other places, code, instruction and program.Processor can store storage medium as the method here and as described in other places, code and instruction by interface accessing.Be associated with processor for store can be calculated or method that treatment facility performs, program, code, programmed instruction or other types instruction storage medium can to include but not limited in CD-ROM, DVD, storer, hard disk, flash memory, RAM, ROM high-speed cache etc. one or more.

Fig. 6 be a diagram that the block diagram of exemplary computer system 600, can realize the system for file type being associated with the application of Fig. 1 to Fig. 2 by this exemplary computer system.In some aspects, computer system 600 can use hardware or being combined in private server of software and hardware to realize or be integrated into another entity or distribute across multiple entity.

Computer system 600 comprises bus 608 or other communication mechanisms for the communication information, and the processor 602 be coupled with bus 608 is for the treatment of information.Such as, computer system 600 can realize one or more processor 602.

Except hardware, computer system 600 can also comprise the code created for the execution environment of described computer program, such as, form processor firmware, protocol stack, data base management system (DBMS), one or more combination of content is stored in operating system or included storer 604, such as random access storage device (RAM), flash memory, ROM (read-only memory) (ROM), programmable read only memory (PROM), erasable PROM (EPROM), register, hard disk, removable dish, CD-ROM, DVD or be coupled to bus 608 for storing the information and other suitable memory devices any of instruction that perform for processor 602.Processor 602 and storer 604 can be filled up by logical circuit or be incorporated to logical circuit.

Method and system described herein can the some or all of machine section by performing computer software be deployed on server, client, fire wall, gateway, hub, router or other such computing machine and/or networking hardware.Software program can be associated with server, and this server can comprise other variants such as file server, printing server, domain server, Internet server, intranet servers and such as secondary servers, host server, distributed server.Server can comprise storer, processor, computer-readable medium, storage medium, port (physics and virtual), communication facilities and can by interface of wired or other server of wireless medium access, client, machine and equipment etc. or multinomial.As the method, program or the code that describe here and other places describe can be performed by server.In addition, the miscellaneous equipment needed in order to the method performed as described in this application can be regarded as the part of the infrastructure be associated with server.

Server can provide the interface with miscellaneous equipment, and these equipment include, without being limited to client, other server, printer, database server, printing server, file server, the communication server, distributed server etc.In addition, this coupling and/or connection can contribute to spanning network executive routine.The networking of some or all devices in these equipment can contribute to the parallel processing in one or more position of program or method and not depart from the scope of the present invention.In addition, by interface to be attached in the equipment of server any establish 10 standby can comprise can storage means, program, code and/or instruction at least one storage medium.Central storage storehouse can provide the programmed instruction that will perform on different devices.In this implementation, the storage medium for program code, instruction and program can be served as in remote storage storehouse.

Method and system described herein can be disposed partially or completely through network infrastructure.Network infrastructure can comprise such as computing equipment, server, router, hub, fire wall, client, personal computer, communication facilities, routing device and other active and that inactive component, module and/or parts are such unit as known in the art.The calculating be associated with network infrastructure and/or non-computational equipment can also comprise the such as storage medium such as flash memory, impact damper, stack, RAM, ROM among other things.Here the process described with other places, method, program code, instruction can be performed by one or more unit in network infrastructure elements.

Computer software, program code and/or instruction can store on a machine-readable medium and/or access, and this machine readable media can comprise: the numerical data being used for calculating is kept the machine element of a certain period, equipment and recording medium; Be called as the semiconductor memory of random access memory (RAM); Be generally used for the mass storage of storage more stored for a long time, such as CD, magnetic reservoir form are as hard disk, band, drum, card and other type; Processor register, cache memory, volatile memory, nonvolatile memory; Optical storage, such as CD, DVD; Removable media, such as flash memory (such as, USB rod or key), floppy disk, tape, paper tape, punch card, independent ram disc, Zip driving, removable mass storage, off-line etc.; Other computer memory, such as dynamic storage, static memory, read/write store, variable store, read-only, random access, sequential access, position addressable, file addressable, content addressable, network attachment storages, storage area network, bar code, magnetic are black.

Here the unit be included in the process flow diagram and block diagram running through accompanying drawing described and describe means logical boundary between cells.But, according to software or hardware engineering practice, the unit described and function thereof can perform medium by computing machine and be implemented on and have on the machine of processor, this processor can perform and be stored thereon as monolithic software configuration, as independent software module or the programmed instruction as the module or these every any combinations of using outside routine, code, service etc., and all such implementations can in the scope of present disclosure.

Therefore, although accompanying drawing and describe the function aspects having set forth disclosed system above, expressing unless otherwise expressing or based on context separately having in addition, should not inferring that the specific software cloth for implementing these function aspects is straight according to these descriptions.Similarly, will understand, the various technology identifying above and describe can change and the order of technology can be adapted to the application-specific of technology disclosed herein.All such changes and amendment are intended to fall in the scope of present disclosure.Therefore, express except non-application has requirement or explicit state or based on context separately has, to the description of the order for various technology and/or describe and should not be understood to require the specific execution sequence for those technology.

Above-described method and/or process and technology thereof can realize with any combination of hardware, software or the hardware and software being suitable for application-specific.Hardware can comprise particular aspects or the parts of multi-purpose computer and/or dedicated computing equipment or concrete computing equipment or concrete computing equipment.Process can be implemented in one or more microprocessor, microcontroller, embedded microcontroller, programmable digital signal processor or other programmable device together with inside and/or external memory storage.Process also can or be embodied in the combination that can be configured to process the special IC of electronic signal, programmable gate array, programmable logic array or any miscellaneous equipment or equipment as an alternative.Also will understand, one or more process in process may be implemented as the computer-executable code that can perform on a machine-readable medium.

Instruction can store in the memory 604 and realize in one or more computer program, namely, on computer-readable medium, coding is used for one or more modules of the computer program instructions of the operation performing or control service 100 for service 100, and include but not limited to computerese according to any method well known by persons skilled in the art, such as data-oriented language (such as, SQL, dBase), system language (such as, C, object C, C++, combination), schema languages (such as, Java, .NET) and applicational language (such as, PHP, Ruby, Perl, Python).

Computer program described here does not need to correspond to the file in file system.Program can be stored in a part of file, this file preserves other programs or file (being such as stored in the one or more scripts in marking language document), be stored in the single file for considered program, or be stored in multiple coordinative file and (such as store the file of one or more module, subroutine or code section).Computer program can be arranged as and perform on a computing machine or multiple stage computing machine, and this multiple stage computer bit is in the three unities or be distributed in multiple place and pass through interconnection of telecommunication network.The process described in this instructions and logic flow can be performed by one or more programmable processor, and this programmable processor performs one or more computer program, to pass through input data manipulation and to generate input n-back test.

Computer system 600 comprises data storage device 606 such as disk or CD further, is coupled to bus 608 for storing information and instruction.Computer system 600 can be coupled to various equipment via input/output module 610.Input/output module 610 can be any input/output module.Example input/output module 610 comprises FPDP such as USB port.Input/output module 610 is configured to be connected to communication module 612.Example communication module 612 comprises networking interface card, such as Ethernet card and modulator-demodular unit.In some aspects, input/output module 610 is configured to connect multiple equipment, such as input equipment 614 and/or output device 616.Example input devices 614 comprises keyboard and sensing equipment, and such as, mouse or trackball, can provide input to computer system 600 by example input devices user.It is mutual that the input equipment 614 of other types also may be used for providing with user, such as tactile input device, visual input device, audio input device or brain-computer-interface equipment.Such as, the feedback provided to user can be any type of sense feedback, such as, and visual feedback, audio feedback or tactile feedback; And can receive in any form from the input of user, comprise acoustics, voice, sense of touch or E.E.G input.Example output device 616 comprises display apparatus, and such as CRT (cathode-ray tube (CRT)) or LCD (liquid crystal display) monitor are used for showing information to user.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, in response to one or more sequences of the one or more instructions comprised in processor 602 execute store 604, the system as shown in Figure 1 to Figure 2 for file type being associated with application can use computer system 600 to realize.This instruction can read to storer 604 from another machine readable media (such as data storage device 606).The execution of the instruction sequence comprised in primary memory 604 makes processor 602 perform process described here.Can also adopt with one or more processors of multiprocessing layout with the instruction sequence comprised in execute store 604.In alternative, hard-wired circuit can be used to replace software instruction or combinationally use with it to realize each side of the present disclosure.Therefore, each side of the present disclosure is not limited to any particular combination of hardware circuit and software.

The each side of the theme described in this instructions can realize in computing systems, this computing system comprises aft-end assembly (such as, as data server) or comprise middleware component (such as, application server) or comprise front end assemblies (such as, have the client computer of following graphic user interface or Web browser, user can be mutual by the implementation of the theme described in this graphic user interface or Web browser and this instructions) or one or more such rear end, middleware or front end assemblies any combination.The assembly of system can be interconnected by any digital data communication form or medium (such as, communication network).Communication network such as can comprise any one or more of territory net (PAN), LAN (Local Area Network) (LAN), wide area network (WAN), broadband networks (BBN), a Internet etc.In addition, it is any one or more that communication network can include but not limited in such as following network topology, comprises bus network, star network, loop network, mesh network, star-bus network, tree or hierarchical network etc.Communication module can be such as modulator-demodular unit or Ethernet card.

As described above, computing system 600 can comprise client and server.Client and server usually away from each other and usually mutual by communication network.The relation of client and server owing to running and having the computer program of client-server relation each other and occur on corresponding computer.Computer system 600 can be such as but be not limited to enterprise servers or server group, one or more desk-top computer, one or more laptop computers etc.Computer system 600 can also be embedded in another equipment, such as but not limited to, mobile phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), Mobile audio player, GPS (GPS) receiver, video station and/or TV set-top box.

Term used herein " machinable medium " or " computer-readable medium " refer to the arbitrary medium participating in providing instruction to perform for processor 602.This medium can take many forms, includes but not limited to, non-volatile media, Volatile media and transmission medium.Non-volatile media such as comprises CD or disk, such as data storage device 606.Volatile media comprises dynamic storage, such as storer 604.Transmission medium comprises concentric cable, copper cash and optical fiber, comprises the line comprising bus 608.The common form of machine readable media such as comprises other media any that floppy disk, flexible disk, hard disk, magnetic track, arbitrarily other magnetic medium, CD-ROM, DVD, arbitrarily other optical mediums, punch card, paper tape, other physical mediums any with hole pattern, RAM, PROM, EPROM, FLASH EPROM, arbitrarily other memory chips or chuck or computing machine can therefrom read.Computer-readable recording medium can be computer readable storage devices, machine readable storage substrate, memory devices, the composition affecting the reason of machine readable transmitting signal or the combination of wherein one or more.

Although this instructions comprises multiple detail, should not be understood as is restriction to scope of the present invention or claimed content, and should be understood to the description of the special characteristic being the specific embodiment of the invention.Some feature in the context of each embodiment described in this instructions also can combine realization in single embodiment.On the contrary, the various features described in single embodiment context also can be separately implemented in multiple embodiment or in sub-portfolio suitable arbitrarily.And; although operation in specific combination may be described feature as above; also be even initially claimed like this; but can remove from this combination in some cases from one or more features of combination required for protection, and combination required for protection can for the distortion of sub-portfolio or combination.

Although describe operation with specific order in the accompanying drawings, should not be understood as and require to operate to perform these according to shown particular order or serial order, or the operation shown in requiring to perform all is to obtain the result of expectation.In specific environment, multitask and parallel processing may be favourable.And, the separation of multiple system component should not be understood to need this operation in all embodiments in the above-described embodiment, described program assembly should be understood as and system can integrate usually in single software product, or be packaged in multiple software product.

The theme of this instructions is described according to particular aspects, but other aspects can be implemented and in the scope of following claims.Such as, the action recorded in claims can be performed by order and still realize the result of expectation.As an example, the process described in accompanying drawing need not require shown particular order, or sequence order is to realize the result expected.In some implementation, multitask and parallel processing can have advantage.Other variants are also in the scope of following claims.

In the dependent claims, inventor only when employ in claim phrase " for ... device " or " for ... step " time just exercise 35U.S.C. § 112 the 6th section.If do not use this type of phrase in claims, then inventor undesirably according to 35U.S.C. § 112 the 6th section claims are configured to cover correspondence described here structure, material or action (or its equivalent).

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1. the stores service operated on the computer implemented server being operatively coupled to communication network, described stores service comprises:

Software application warehouse, comprises software application and describes, and each software application describes the file type having application ID, apply title and support, and described software application describes and is associated with storage service provider or third party developer;

User data warehouse, comprising:

The file be associated with user, the corresponding document in described user data warehouse have file identifier, file type identifier and as according to file type by binary data of encoding,

For the application ID list of user, the software application that identifying user is installed from described software application warehouse; And

File access user preference, specifies the default application for opening file, and comprises the application ID of the software application that specific user installs; And

Described service, operation is used for:

The file identifier of described stores service for the file of specific request is received in from the user of operation computing equipment by described communication network;

The described file type identifier for the described file be associated with received file identifier is obtained from described user data warehouse;

The file type identifier obtained is utilized to inquire about described software application warehouse to determine the application ID list for the software application supporting the file type obtained;

In response to the application ID comprised in described file access user preference with select for the application ID list match of software application supporting described file type, determine the application of the file opening described specific request; And

The application of the determined file for opening described specific request is utilized to open described specific demand file from described user data warehouse.

2. stores service according to claim 1, operation is used for not finding software application in response to the described query manipulation in described software application database, selective system acquiescence built-in application.

3. stores service according to claim 1, comprise user environment manager, described user environment manager operation is used for the document creation request being received in described stores service by described communication network from the user of operated client equipment, described document creation request comprises particular file types, described user environment manager is also operatively configured to determine to apply to be utilized the particular file types received to inquire about described software application database to select to have the client id of the software application of supported file type by (i), and (ii) from coupling the described user data warehouse selection of a client id the client id the select software application with the client id of specifying in the file access preference that described user selectes create the file with described particular file types, described user environment manager be also operatively configured in response to utilize the software application establishment the select file with described particular file types generate display information for described computing equipment.

4. the stores service operated on the computer implemented server being operatively coupled to communication network, described stores service comprises:

Software application warehouse, comprise the metadata about software application, for the described metadata of each software application, multipurpose internet mail expansion (MIME) type comprising application identities symbol (application ID), application title, application description and support, described software application is associated with storage service provider or third party developer;

Data warehouse, comprises the file be associated with user, each file in described data warehouse have file identifier, mime type identifier and according to mime type by the data scale-of-two of encoding,

Install application application ID list, identify the software application of installing from described software application warehouse for specific user;

User preference warehouse, comprises the application ID for giving tacit consent to the software application opened file that specific user installs;

User interface, is operatively configured to:

The file identifier of described stores service for the file of specific request is received in from the described specific user of operation computing equipment by described communication network;

Described mime type identifier is obtained from described data warehouse for the described file be associated with received file identifier;

The application ID list utilizing the application of installing and software application warehouse described in the mime type identifier query obtained are to select the application ID list for the software application of installing supporting the mime type obtained;

In response to the application ID comprised in described user preference warehouse with for the application ID list selected by the software application of installing supporting described mime type, determine that default application is to open the file of described specific request; And

Determined default application is utilized to open the file of described specific request from described data warehouse to open the file of described specific request.

5. stores service according to claim 4, is configured to wherein said user interface operations not select another software application of installing supporting described mime type to select to utilize the general default application of any mime type preview file in response to the described query manipulation in described software application database.

6. stores service according to claim 4, be configured to wherein said user interface operations utilize software application warehouse described in the list of application installed and the mime type identifier query obtained to select application ID list and the application title of the software application of installing of the mime type obtained for support in response to (i), (ii) by computing equipment from described communication network to described user operation send for support described mime type the software application of installing selected by application ID list and application title on the display of described computing equipment, the application of the specific installation of request selecting can be carried out to open the file of described specific request to described user's show needle to the application header list selected by installed software application to make described computing equipment, the application that described user interface is also configured to the specific installation utilizing described user to select opens the file of described specific request to open the file of described specific request from described data warehouse.

7. stores service according to claim 4, wherein said user preference warehouse comprises the application ID list of the software application that the acquiescence through sequence is installed for the specific user that opens file, and wherein said user interface operations ground be configured in response to (i) obtain through sort with for support institute's mounting software of described mime type apply selected by application ID list match described user preference warehouse in the application ID list that comprises and (ii) select at least two methods ID list through sorting obtained last apply ID as determined default application to open the file of described specific request.

8. stores service according to claim 4, wherein said user preference warehouse comprises each specific mime type to acquiescence for opening the mapping of one of software application application ID of the user installation of the file of specific mime type, and the described user preference warehouse that wherein said user interface operations ground is configured in response to utilizing the mime type identifier query mime type that obtains to application ID maps to select acquiescence to apply for of opening the software application of the user installation of the file of specific mime type the described default application that ID determines the file opening described specific request.

9. stores service according to claim 4, is configured to wherein said user interface operations:

Be received in the document creation request of described stores service from the described user of the described computing equipment of operation by described communication network, described document creation request comprises specific mime type,

Determine to apply to create the file with described specific mime type by utilizing the list of application installed and the specific mime type received to inquire about described software application warehouse to select the application ID for the software application of installing supporting the specific mime type received; And

Determined being applied in the described data warehouse be associated with described user is utilized to create file to create the file with described specific mime type.

10. stores service according to claim 9, be configured to wherein said user interface operations carry out the application of the specific installation of request selecting to create the file with described specific mime type in response to utilizing the list of application installed and the specific mime type received to inquire about described software application warehouse, thus produce the list of the more than one application ID for the software application of installing supporting the specific mime type received, be configured to described user interface operations: (i) utilizes the list of application installed and the specific mime type received to inquire about described software application warehouse to select application ID list and the application title of the software application of installing of the specific mime type received for support, and (ii) is sent for the described application ID list of the software application of installing of specific mime type supporting to receive and application title to make described computing equipment can to the application header list of described user's show needle to installed software application on the display of described computing equipment to the computing equipment of described user operation by described communication network.

11. stores service according to claim 9, what be configured to wherein said user interface operations the specific installation for creating the file with described specific mime type utilizing described user to select is applied in the file that in described data warehouse, establishment is associated with described user.

12. 1 kinds of promotions utilize default software to apply the method for the file opening the specific request stored by the stores service operated on one or more server, and described method comprises:

The file identifier of described stores service for the file of described specific request is received in from the computing equipment operated by specific user by communication network;

File for the described specific request be associated with received file identifier obtains mime type identifier from the data warehouse by described stores service trustship;

Obtain application identities symbol (application ID) list of installed application from the application repository installed by described stores service trustship, the list of application installed mark for which software application of described specific user be arranged on for described specific user by described stores service trustship based in user's storage environment of web;

Utilize the list of application installed and the mime type identifier query software application warehouse obtained to select the application ID list for the software application of installing supporting the mime type obtained, described software application warehouse comprises the metadata about software application, multipurpose internet mail expansion (MIME) type that described metadata for each software application comprises application ID, application title, application description and supports, described software application is associated with described storage service provider or third party developer;

In response to by comprise the software application that acquiescence is installed for the specific user that opens file application ID described stores service trustship user preference warehouse application ID with for the application ID list match supported selected by the software application of installing of described mime type to determine that default application is to open the file of described specific request; And

Determined default application is utilized to open the file of described specific request to open for described specific user by the file based on the described specific request user's storage environment of web described in described stores service trustship from described data warehouse.

13. 1 kinds of computer-readable recording mediums storing instruction, make described computer server executable operations to promote to utilize default software to apply the file opening the specific request stored by the stores service operated on described server when described instruction is performed by computer server, described operation comprises:

The file identifier of described stores service for the file of described specific request is received in from the computing equipment having specific user to operate by communication network;

File for the described specific request be associated with received file identifier obtains file type identifier from the data warehouse by described stores service trustship;

Obtain application identities symbol (application ID) list of installed application from the application repository installed by described stores service trustship, the list of application installed mark for which software application of described specific user be arranged on for described specific user by described stores service trustship based in user's storage environment of web;

Utilize the list of application installed and the file type identifier query software application repository obtained to select the application ID list for the software application of installing supporting the file type obtained, described software application warehouse comprises the metadata about software application, for the described metadata of each software application, the file type comprising application ID, application title, application description and support, described software application is associated with described storage service provider or third party developer;

The list of application can opening described specific demand file is provided to user; And

The application utilizing described user to select opens the file of described specific request from described data warehouse.

14. computer-readable recording mediums according to claim 13, wherein said file type is mime type.

15. 1 kinds of network files of operation store and the method for network application system, wherein the relative users application memory file that system can be utilized to provide work to file and do not need the software of local installation, and described method comprises:

Receive third-party application and the log-on message about described third-party application;

Described application is mapped to file type;

Described application is made to supply user installation;

In response to the file open request from user, if described user have selected default application, the default application utilizing user to select opens file, and if the described user default application that also not selected default application then utilizes system to provide opens described file; And

Ask in response to the file " unfolding mode " from user, present the list of the application that installed third party and system provide to described user and utilize and open described file by described user from the application that described list is selected.

16. methods according to claim 15, wherein said mapping comprises the file type described application being mapped to and using mime type.

17. methods according to claim 15, comprise the respective list maintaining the application of installing for relative users.

, wherein there is not in response to " unfolding mode " request from user the application that user does not also install in 18. methods according to claim 15.

19. methods according to claim 15, wherein said mapping comprises and will represent that the file extent of third-party application is mapped to file type.

20. methods according to claim 15, wherein said mapping comprises will represent that the file extent of third-party application is mapped to file type, and described corresponding document expansion is included in the data in the file of described corresponding third-party application establishment.